OSHKOSH – Just picture it: A waffle cone stuffed with mashed potatoes and popcorn chicken. A cheesy burger on an adorable slider bun.

Both of these are on the menu at Sliders & Treats, a new ice cream, burger and fried chicken restaurant at 1429 S. Main St. The restaurant held a soft opening Wednesday and opens up in earnest Thursday.

The cozy restaurant carries "Twisters," or ice cream swirled with candy bar pieces (sort of like a Culver's Concrete Mixer), a take on Dairy Queen's Buster Bar, fried chicken and of course sliders — which are miniature hamburgers.

The new restaurant had been vacant for more than a year, until new owners stepped in this fall. General Manager Jennifer Baumann said Sliders should fit well with the new Menominee Nation Arena across the street.

The restaurant has a good crew, she said, but they are still hiring a couple more people — including a car hop once warm weather rolls around.

"I'm ecstatic," Baumann said. "I just want it to be an enjoyable place for people. I can't wait for it to open up."

Vibrant Life opening Monday

Vibrant Life Chiropractic opens Monday after months of work. Owner Christophe Purtell, an Oshkosh native, dreamed of opening his own practice here once he earned a doctorate in chiropractic medicine.

After finishing his education, he began scouting a location for his business, settling on a storefront at 1956 S. Koeller St., near Pick 'n Save. Purtell was taken by chiropractic medicine because practitioners can use their knowledge of the body's nervous system to directly address a patient's symptoms.

"I always wanted to be in a field where I could help people," Purtell said.

Purtell enlisted the talents of Oshkosh's Nikolaus Rustic Woodwork to craft an inviting atmosphere. The walls are draped in salvaged wood, and handmade wooden furniture is a showpiece throughout.

The aim here was to create an office that puts people at ease, Purtell said. The storefront began as a blank slate but is now nearly ready for opening day.

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Lunch Box, a new restaurant in downtown Oshkosh, opened Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at 200 City Center, the former site of Blimpie Subs, which closed in March.(Photo: Nate Beck/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

Have brunch with Streetwise!

On Sunday, the Lunch Box is branching into brunch.

The downtown eatery, which opened last spring, will offer no-nonsense morning sustenance: juice and bottomless coffee paired with a bagel. Add a schmear of cream cheese infused with strawberries, too. It runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and it's just $5.

Oh, and Streetwise will be there, too.

Stop by and we can chat about what's going on in our fair city — or really anything else that's on your mind. There's plenty happening, from new development in the Sawdust District and near Lakeshore Municipal Golf Course to the churn of businesses coming and going.